thanks Alan. because i expect to do some birding too, i think i'll take the 55-300. but i look forward to the lens nevertheless.
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 20:05:20 +0200 Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Subash, I still have one from film days & I must say it's pretty > good. However, I prefer my HD 55-300 (greater range & even better) > so my poor F 70-210 hardly sees the light of day. > > Alan C. > > On 02-Oct-18 04:42 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > i've just got myself an F 70-210 f4-5.6, though it'd actually be two > > weeks before i get my hands on it. the reviews of the lens on the PF > > were pretty good and i was curious about the images taken with the > > lens. so i went to PPG to have a look. most of the images for that > > lens in PPG seems to have been taken by Ken Waller. indeed, the > > first 15 images or so were his. superb stuff. recognised a few > > other names from the list too. > > > > i am glad i bought this lens though it doesn't necessary follow that > > the images i make will be half as good. i was planning to take the > > DA 55-300 on my trek in the himalayas next month but wondering if i > > should take this lens instead (coupled with the sigma 17-50/2.8). > > > > here is the PPG link for this lens if anyone else is interested: > > > > https://pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=930 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.